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Gray wolf reintroduction in Colorado marked its third straight year of successful pup production.

Gray Wolf Reintroduction in Colorado Reaches New Milestone With Fifth Pack

A two-year study of 18 Ohio urban farms found that pollinator conservation comes down to one practice that outperforms beehives, bee hotels, reduced mowing, and pesticide cuts combined: planting native flowers.

Simple Pollinator Conservation Steps are Transforming City Farms

Coconut oil aviation fuel has passed a critical performance test, matching the efficiency of standard jet fuel in a small turbojet engine while cutting harmful hydrocarbon emissions, bringing sustainable coconut-based aviation one step closer to commercial viability.

Coconut Oil Aviation Fuel Matches Jet Fuel Performance in New Engine Tests

Protecting natural quiet places led Quiet Parks International to award Wilderness Quiet Park status to American Prairie, Montana, in March 2026, where acoustic monitoring confirmed bison and silence still coexist across the grassland landscape.

Protecting Natural Quiet Places Becomes a Global Mission as Silence Disappears Worldwide

The International Permaculture Convergence opens November 6 at Thailand's Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture near Bangkok, featuring keynote addresses from natural builder Kyle Holzhueter and permaculture co-originator David Holmgren alongside a Farmers Market and dedicated Thai-language sessions.

International Permaculture Convergence Draws Global Pioneers to Thailand for the First Time

Rewilding Visayan wildlife began with one man's land and a small breeding center on Negros Island in 2010, and has grown into one of the Philippines' most promising conservation success stories, with five once-vanishing species now breeding successfully in the wild.

Southeast Asia

02.10.26

Rewilding Visayan Wildlife Brings a Philippine Island’s Rarest Species Back Home

California's farm-to-school program has grown to reach 500 school districts since 2021 and is now a permanent state policy, transforming school cafeterias from frozen pizza to fresh local produce while connecting students to the farmers, ranchers, and food producers in their own communities.

Food

01.10.26

California’s Farm-to-School Program Brings Fresh Food to Cafeterias

South Africa's rooftop solar and battery boom is creating the foundation for a virtual power plant network that could link thousands of home energy systems into a single flexible grid resource.

Energy

30.09.26

Virtual Power Plants Take Shape as Solar Power Rises Across South Africa

Beaver restoration in the Colorado wetlands is reversing decades of erosion at West Rifle Creek and Garfield Creek state wildlife areas, transforming fast, straight drainage ditches back into the slow, meandering habitat that elk, turkeys, and fish depend on.

North America

28.09.26

Beaver restoration in the Colorado wetlands brings two struggling creeks back to life

Charles River restoration and climate resilience began in 1965 when concerned citizens founded CRWA to address a river fouled by industrial pollution and raw sewage, building a Volunteer Monthly Monitoring Program that now spans 35 locations with over 80 dedicated volunteers.

Ecology

28.09.26

Six Decades of Charles River Restoration and Climate Resilience Turned “Dirty Water” into America’s Cleanest Urban River

Researchers found that marigold flowers as a plant-based protein match quinoa in nutritional value.

Food

25.09.26

How Marigold Flowers as a Plant-Based Protein Could Cut Food Waste

A landmark Argentine court ruling recognized fish as sentient beings, now legally protected from cruelty rather than treated as property, after two goldfish named Fede and Magui were removed from a cramped sidewalk display tank outside a Buenos Aires restaurant.

Policy

24.09.26

Argentine Court Recognizes Fish as Sentient Beings, Setting Global Precedent for Animal Rights

Japan's nemawashi tree relocation tradition combines centuries-old root-wrapping techniques with modern tools including cranes, GPS tracking, and 3D soil modeling, allowing specialists to relocate mature trees over months-long processes rather than cutting them down for development projects.

East Asia

23.09.26

Japan’s Nemawashi Tree Relocation Tradition Moves Ancient Trees Instead of Cutting Them Down

Rhino monitoring in KwaZulu-Natal gives field teams daily contact with individual animals, turning constant tracking data into faster responses to poaching threats across terrain rangers could otherwise reach only once or twice a week.

Southern Africa

22.09.26

Technology is Revolutionizing Rhino Monitoring Against Poaching in South Africa

Youth-led forest restoration began when nine-year-old Felix Finkbeiner proposed planting one million trees per country, growing into a movement that has trained over 104,800 Climate Justice Ambassadors across 76 countries to plant trees, give speeches, and organize their communities.

Community

21.09.26

Youth-Led Forest Restoration Movement Traces Back to a 9-Year-Old’s Question About Climate Change

A four-year study tracking 2,778 Australians found personal climate actions and collective change move together rather than compete, with people who engaged in more individual behaviors like biking or growing food also showing greater participation in rallies and petitions.

Climate

18.09.26

New Study Shows Personal Climate Actions and Collective Change Reinforce Each Other, Not Compete

Climate-resilient farming in Panama helped coffee growers and ranchers adapt to climate change through agroforestry and tree-lined water corridors, part of an Adaptation Fund and Fundación Natura partnership reaching more than 114,000 people.

Central America

17.09.26

Climate-Resilient Farming in Panama Helps Coffee Growers and Ranchers Adapt to a Changing Climate

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